![]() But later, I also started saying that ‘my voice is my identity’. When I was singing (this song), he came to me and gently said, ‘Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai aur ye hai pehchan’. “Everyone in the country knows that Gulzar sahab writes beautifully. She remembers vividly the day she did the playback for the song. She said she still remembers how his words “meri awaaz hi pehchan hai” from the song “Naam Gum Jaayega” in the film “Kinaara” came to reflect her own storied journey in music with her fans conflating her voice with her identity. Gulzar has been an abiding favourite for Mangeshkar, the golden voice behind more than 25,000 songs in different languages. I am grateful to god and to my parents for whatever I have today.” There have been better singers than me and some of them are not even with us. “It is their blessing that people like whatever I sing. All this is nothing I believe but the blessings of my parents, our deity Mangesh, Sai baba and god,” the singing legend said. ![]() Some people call me ‘Saraswati’ or say that I have her blessings. ![]() “That long journey is with me and that little girl is still with me. Mangeshkar, who turned 92 September 28, remembers her early days and says the memories are still fresh in her mind. He then mixed it again and that’s how the song came to be released,” the music icon told PTI in a rare phone interview from Mumbai. He also told Gulzar sahab about the song. I said, ‘Why would I mind? It is such a beautiful song. “Vishal ji told me that the song has been found and asked whether he could release it. ![]() Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who also composed the song and had recorded it for a film he wanted to make, discovered it recently and called Mangeshkar to seek her permission to release the song. “Theek Nahi Lagta”, a song with Mangeshkar’s favourite lyricist Gulzar, was believed to have been lost. New Delhi: The little girl who started professional singing more than seven decades ago is still there somewhere, says Lata Mangeshkar as she recalls the beginnings of her long career that notched another hit just last month with the release of a new song. ![]()
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